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Lot 8

Ruth Orkin
(1921-1985)
Trylon and Perisphere, Times Square, New York City

2 February 2021, 12:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$3,187.50 inc. premium

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Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)

Trylon and Perisphere, Times Square, New York City, 1935
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970, signed, titled and dated by Mary Engel, Estate Executor, in pencil and stamped 'Lifetime Print' on the verso.
10 1/2 x 13in (26.7 x 33cm)
sheet 11 x 14in (28 x 35.5cm)

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Literature
Cornic, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin: Outside - From Street Photography to Filmmaking, Carlotta Films, 2014, p. 31

In the summer of 1939, I took a trip. Newspapers in six different cities took pictures of me on a bike, with headline like "Girl Cycles Across the U.S. in 3 Weeks."...The main purpose of my journey had been to the World's Fair. I was determined not to miss a thing!
RUTH ORKIN

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